Most In-Demand Retail Skills
The most in-demand skills for Retail roles right now are ecommerce, ai, automation — ranked across 528 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ecommerce | 117 | +117 |
| 2 | ai | 75 | +75 |
| 3 | automation | 59 | +59 |
| 4 | lead-generation | 25 | +25 |
| 5 | accessibility | 22 | +22 |
| 6 | crm | 21 | +21 |
| 7 | salesforce | 20 | +20 |
| 8 | analytics | 19 | +19 |
| 9 | cad | 14 | +14 |
| 10 | go-to-market | 13 | +13 |
| 11 | shopify | 13 | +13 |
| 12 | spark | 12 | +12 |
| 13 | seo | 8 | +8 |
| 14 | erp | 7 | +7 |
| 15 | process-improvement | 6 | +6 |
| 16 | illustrator | 6 | +6 |
| 17 | stakeholder-management | 6 | +6 |
| 18 | google-analytics | 6 | +6 |
| 19 | ab-testing | 5 | +5 |
| 20 | ccpa | 5 | +5 |
| 21 | photoshop | 5 | +5 |
| 22 | oracle | 5 | +5 |
| 23 | gdpr | 5 | +5 |
| 24 | figma | 5 | +5 |
| 25 | zoom | 4 | +4 |
| 26 | sketchup | 4 | +4 |
| 27 | networking | 4 | +4 |
| 28 | indesign | 4 | +4 |
| 29 | cloud | 3 | +3 |
| 30 | performance-management | 3 | +3 |
| 31 | smartsheet | 3 | +3 |
| 32 | hipaa | 3 | +3 |
| 33 | strategic-planning | 3 | +3 |
| 34 | looker | 3 | +3 |
| 35 | agile | 3 | +3 |
| 36 | netsuite | 3 | +3 |
| 37 | itar | 3 | +3 |
| 38 | sql | 2 | +2 |
| 39 | candidate-experience | 2 | +2 |
| 40 | copywriting | 2 | +2 |